Here are some photographs that I took myself that relate to the theme "edges". These pictures are very close up pictures of the edges of different objects.
WWW: You can clearly see the edges in these photographs.
EBI: It would be better if the pictures were not taken so close up.
EBI: It would be better if the pictures were not taken so close up.
I chose to show the photo above alone because I think this photo is the most closely related to edges out of all of them because in the photo you can see the edge of a fan and the edge of the plug, the switch and the plug sockets.
WWW: The picture has more then one edge involved in it as it is not from very close up.
EBI: The photograph is not of anything very interesting, it could be of something outside to make it more eye-catching.
WWW: The picture has more then one edge involved in it as it is not from very close up.
EBI: The photograph is not of anything very interesting, it could be of something outside to make it more eye-catching.
The photographs above are shadows of scrunched up pieces of paper with phone flashlights shined on them, taken in a lesson of GCSE photography when we were in groups and we were aiming the flashlight in different areas to make changes to the shadow. We also added/took away paper to alter the shape of the shadow.
WWW: We managed to be creative so you can't tll why it is as soon as you see the pictures and we managed to be creative with the colour of the flashlights, we placed different coloured objects (green and purple) in front of the flashlights to alter the colour of them.
EBI: We Should've used more colours instead of just two.
Analysing Photographs
The photographs above are the photos we analysed. We put the analysis into paragraphs. Below is what I wrote.
In Robert Frank's "Sick of Goodbys", I can see the words "Sick of Goodbyes", the word "goodbyes" spelt incorrectly on a white backdrop. In front of the words"sick of" I can see a persons arm, and in his hand there is a little toy skeleton. The words are dripping down. There are no colours, this still life photo is just black and white. Next to the backdrop that the word "goodbyes" is written on, there's a shadow of something sharp. In Lorenzo Vitturi's photograph, you can see a lot of colours and shapes. It is also a still life photograph. It's similar to a portrait, but there's no life, there's still objects, in focus in the centre.
Some main differences between these two photos are that Robert Frank's "Sick of Goodbys" is black and white, but Lorenzo Virutti's photo is bright and has a lot more colours. Also, Frank's photo seems quite dark and depressing, whilst Vitturi's photo seems more bright and happy. Another difference is that Vitturi's photograph looks more like a photo taken for an advert in a studio and photoshopped, but Frank's photo also has layers, except the layers don't go from top to bottom. Virutti's photo might also be fake, whereas Frank's photo looks more manmade. Also, Virutti's image has more detail then Frank's "Sick of Goodbys". Virutti's image is also more compressed, you get to the wall and have to stop, whereas Frank's image is more open with the Atlantic Ocean going on and on in the background. Some similarities between these two photographs are that they're both still life photos. Also, both images have edges in them, because, in photographs, everything has an edge.
In these images, there are different edges. In Vitturi's photo you can see the edges of all the objects that have ben used, and in Frank's image you can see the edges on the toy skeleton being held and the edge go the mirror and the edge of the persons arm holding the toy skeleton. Each photograph helps me think about the relationship between edges is photography because they show me that no matter how different the images look to the eye, there'll always be at least one similarity you'll find. If i spoke to Lorenzo Virutti, I'd ask him if Red 1 was real or fake. If I spoke to Robert Frank, I'd ask him how we wanted the viewers of his photo "Sick of Goodbys" to feel.
If I could, I would rename Frank's image "Sick of Goodbys" to "Gone". This is because the image has mirrors in it, and in mirrors you usually see yourself but as he is sad, sick of saying goodbye to people, Frank is looking in the mirror but the mirror stays blank as he is imagining that he'll be gone next. If I could, I'd also rename Viturri's image, Red 1, to "Happy". This is because I think Vitturi's aim when deciding to use bright colours was to get the viewers of the photograph feeling more happy, to get uplifted by this photograph.
In Robert Frank's "Sick of Goodbys", I can see the words "Sick of Goodbyes", the word "goodbyes" spelt incorrectly on a white backdrop. In front of the words"sick of" I can see a persons arm, and in his hand there is a little toy skeleton. The words are dripping down. There are no colours, this still life photo is just black and white. Next to the backdrop that the word "goodbyes" is written on, there's a shadow of something sharp. In Lorenzo Vitturi's photograph, you can see a lot of colours and shapes. It is also a still life photograph. It's similar to a portrait, but there's no life, there's still objects, in focus in the centre.
Some main differences between these two photos are that Robert Frank's "Sick of Goodbys" is black and white, but Lorenzo Virutti's photo is bright and has a lot more colours. Also, Frank's photo seems quite dark and depressing, whilst Vitturi's photo seems more bright and happy. Another difference is that Vitturi's photograph looks more like a photo taken for an advert in a studio and photoshopped, but Frank's photo also has layers, except the layers don't go from top to bottom. Virutti's photo might also be fake, whereas Frank's photo looks more manmade. Also, Virutti's image has more detail then Frank's "Sick of Goodbys". Virutti's image is also more compressed, you get to the wall and have to stop, whereas Frank's image is more open with the Atlantic Ocean going on and on in the background. Some similarities between these two photographs are that they're both still life photos. Also, both images have edges in them, because, in photographs, everything has an edge.
In these images, there are different edges. In Vitturi's photo you can see the edges of all the objects that have ben used, and in Frank's image you can see the edges on the toy skeleton being held and the edge go the mirror and the edge of the persons arm holding the toy skeleton. Each photograph helps me think about the relationship between edges is photography because they show me that no matter how different the images look to the eye, there'll always be at least one similarity you'll find. If i spoke to Lorenzo Virutti, I'd ask him if Red 1 was real or fake. If I spoke to Robert Frank, I'd ask him how we wanted the viewers of his photo "Sick of Goodbys" to feel.
If I could, I would rename Frank's image "Sick of Goodbys" to "Gone". This is because the image has mirrors in it, and in mirrors you usually see yourself but as he is sad, sick of saying goodbye to people, Frank is looking in the mirror but the mirror stays blank as he is imagining that he'll be gone next. If I could, I'd also rename Viturri's image, Red 1, to "Happy". This is because I think Vitturi's aim when deciding to use bright colours was to get the viewers of the photograph feeling more happy, to get uplifted by this photograph.
Below are some pictures related to the theme "edges" that I took in one of my GCSE photography lessons. in these pictures, you can see many edges, even if the pictures aren't directly close up images of edges.
WWW: The pictures are not just boring pictures of anything inside, they are outside and not very close up to any edges, they are taken from quite far out so they have many edges within them.
EBI: Although in photographs everything has an edge, one of two of the pictures do not have a clear edge in them, for example, the picture of birds flying around.
EBI: Although in photographs everything has an edge, one of two of the pictures do not have a clear edge in them, for example, the picture of birds flying around.
Below are some more pictures I took at home related to "Edges". I decided to take pictures of anything as in pictures everything has an edge in photography.
WWW: These pictures all have clear edges.
EBI: These are quite boring pictures of just inside and there is not many of them.
EBI: These are quite boring pictures of just inside and there is not many of them.
Jean Faucheur
Below are some images of Jean Faucheur's work:
I am interested in Faucheur's approach to photography and art because I like the way he uses faces and shapes together to create these abstract paintings/images. (Two of the pictures above are paintings, can you tell which ones?) His work helps me think about edges because you can see the edges of people's faces or the shapes covering these faces. I might be influenced by his practice because his work is making me think more about using faces and shapes in my work in GCSE photography, and the fact that you can be creative with shapes, faces and objects all at once to be creative and create some unusual, abstract designs.
Assessment
Below are some photographs I took in one of my GCSE photography lesson. The task was to select a photograph or more of your choice and photograph your chosen picture five or more times in various different locations and upload them here, to my GCSE photography website. We were told to focus on the edges of the photographs that we took photos of.
What Went Well: I think I experimented with the modes or features on a camera, for example the creative mode. This mode uses one picture you take and duplicates it multiple times and adds effects to make the picture look even more appealing to viewers eyes. It also keeps the original picture. I think the best picture is the last one I took, in the bottom right corner of the gallery of pictures above. This is because of the light reflecting off of the image, I find it quite eye-catching.
Even Better If: Next time, I could choose more pictures to take photographs of. I could also focus more on the theme of Edges.
The concept of taking photos of a photo came from a Japanese photographer who goes by the name of Jiro Takamatsu.
Even Better If: Next time, I could choose more pictures to take photographs of. I could also focus more on the theme of Edges.
The concept of taking photos of a photo came from a Japanese photographer who goes by the name of Jiro Takamatsu.
The photo above is a collage i done over a couple of my GCSE Photography lessons. This is when you get two pictures and put them together in any way you want. To do this, I used a blade to cut, and I used tape to stick things together and stick the final piece down.
WWW: The collage worked, the two pictures are now one.
EBI: I should've been a bit more creative with he way I complete this collage.
WWW: The collage worked, the two pictures are now one.
EBI: I should've been a bit more creative with he way I complete this collage.
Below are some pictures I took on one of the last lessons of the "edges" topic. I decided to experiment with some blue/yellow backdrops. I put the backdrops in random places outside of the classroom. As it was a windy day, the backdrops were very hard to keep in the places we wanted them to be in.
WWW: Even the pictures of when the wind blew he backdrops did not turn out as bad as I expected
EBI: I should've taken a few more photos and made them more creative
EBI: I should've taken a few more photos and made them more creative
Below are the pictures I took of the mini exhibition we were told to do as a GCSE photography home learning project in a strange or unusual place for an exhibition. The people that looks at my mini exhibition were my mum, dad and a sister. My dad's feedback was that next time I should add more pictures, and I agreed. My mum told me to make the pictures a bit larger next time, and my sister told me to make sure my exhibition is in a more public place where I could get more feedback, such as a park.
I chose to take close up pictures of the Millennium Dome (The 02) and the photo of the view of Canary Wharf from North Greenwich as these are the two photos that I think have the biggest connections to the theme "edges", as you can see multiple edges on the different points of the photographs as there are buildings in both pictures.
WWW: The pictures still all have edges of course and they have a lot of edges, especially the picture of Canary Wharf from North Greenwich because of all of the buildings.
EBI: There are not many pictures in the exhibition as a whole and it was not in a very public place.
WWW: The pictures still all have edges of course and they have a lot of edges, especially the picture of Canary Wharf from North Greenwich because of all of the buildings.
EBI: There are not many pictures in the exhibition as a whole and it was not in a very public place.
My photo fanzine
Below is a picture of the photo fanzine I made in 40 minutes in one of my GCSE photography lessons.
To make this, I used a blade to cut the holes and I chose what pictures out of the ones laid out on the table. I tried to be as creative as possible with the inside of the book. I put orange stickers in random areas of my book including the front and back. I stapled everything together to complete it.
The pictures below are some pictures I took last year in a GCSE photography lesson that I didn't manage to upload to my website. In this lesson we were experimenting with taking pictures using mirrors. There may be some photographs in which the mirror is camoflauged and therefore hard to see. Try and find the mirror in all of them.
WWW: Most pictures were successful, you cannot see the mirror very easily in them.
EBI: Some of my ideas did not really work too well, I should try to improve them to make them as successful as the photos where you can't see the mirror.
EBI: Some of my ideas did not really work too well, I should try to improve them to make them as successful as the photos where you can't see the mirror.
The picture below is the first try I had at using photoshop. In this GCSE photography lesson, we used photoshop to make a photograph of our choice look a bit strange with shapes. As this is only my first try at using photoshop, I stuck to using simple circles.
WWW: I learnt a lot about photoshop and how to use it
EBI: I should try again and make it more interesting by using more of variety of shapes
EBI: I should try again and make it more interesting by using more of variety of shapes
Below are some pictures I took in another one of my GCSE photography lessons. When taking pictures of edges, you could take pictures of absolutely everything because when observing the picture after it has been taken, you can see the edges in everything. Some photos were taken inside the classroom, some were taken outside of it.
WWW: The edges are very clear
EBI: There could've been more pictures
EBI: There could've been more pictures
This was a homework where we got told to make an edges book. The photo above is the book that I made.
WWW: AL of the pictures have edges in them
EBI: The book could be a bit bigger with more picture and more interesting pictures.
WWW: AL of the pictures have edges in them
EBI: The book could be a bit bigger with more picture and more interesting pictures.